Friday, April 24, 2015

Tomorrow will be the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Dewey's Lunch Counter Sit In that hopefully the city of Philadelphia's LGBT community will be recognizing

On April 25, 1965, 150 African-American kids in non conforming apparel staged a sit in to protest the denial of service by Dewey's owners to gender variant people because they were afraid they would drive away the business of cisgender peeps.

It took until May 2, but the Dewey's management after several arrests, two sit in and an informational picket eventually dropped the transphobic policy.

So in honor of those African-Americans whose shoulders I stand on as an activist, this call out of fools is for you.

Honorable mention number one is Creflo Dollar. Dollar Bill complained during a recent televised service about all the peeps who blocked his dream of cruising America's skies in his own $65 million G650 paid for by all his suckerssheeple parishioners.

Buy your own plane with your own damned money since you have enough to buy you and Taffi those designer suits.

Honorable mention number two is Zoey Tur, who wrote this Bruce Jenner piece the Washington Post published about a transition that one, hasn't even been announced, and has the pungent whiff of sour grapes.

Honorable mention number three is Acra Lee Turner. This oppressor is the useful fool and spokeskneegrow being used to attack an inclusive non discrimination law in Eureka Springs, AR.

Was revealed by the Arkansas Times that while using the predator meme to attack the LGBT community, Rev. Turner was actually convicted in 1977 and served jail time in Oklahoma for being a convicted rapist.

And how many times did you play football without a helmet to say something that clueless?

Honorable mention number five goes to Tammy Bruce. The lesbian auditioned for TERF status and tried to fit in with the FOX Noise fembots and attack transkids on the GOP Propaganda Network.

Honorable mention number six is Cheryl Rios, who opened her mouth and let something else stupid come out of it by saying that God wants women to serve food, not run for public office.

A woman's place is in the House,, the Senate, the Governor's mansion, City hall, the county courthouse, the State Legislature, and the Oval Office.

This week's Shut Up Fool is San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor. She was appointed to the position by the San Antonio City Council to fill the remaining term of Julian Castro, who was appointed HUD secretary over the objections of the San Antonio LGBT community and allies.

Since them Poison Ivy as she's been sarcastically nicknamed, has repeatedly dissed and pissed them off by no-showing a March 22 Stonewall candidate forum, called the San Antonio NDO 'a political stunt, frustrated her own LGBT Advisory Committee appointed in October by refusing to meet with them until recently, found herself being booed at another forum after blaming advocates of the NDO for not leading efforts to propose enforcement mechanisms. and called the San Antonio NDO 'A waste of time'. She also reneged on her promise made when appointed to the seat to not run for it.

May 9 will be here soon enough San Antonio for y'all to vote her out of office.

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